Ages in this fic: Ash: 20 Misty: 22 Brock: 25 Rachel: 25 Jessie/James: 27 Giovanni: Old, really, really old

Ash was facing the ice gym leaof Chalky City. Her badge was not necessary to challenge the elite four, seeing that he had beat them 6 years before, at age 14, but to be the best, he needed to beat everyone.

"2 on 2 match. You can chose first, since I'm feeling nice. My name is Rachel, by the way, Ash." Said the brunette.

"How'd you know my name? Never mind… Charizard, I chose you!" Said Ash, glad Charizard started listening to him before he beat the Elite Four.

"Ah, fire, good choice against ice. You're a wise trainer, Ketchem. But Blaster-dude, come 'ere!" Said Rachel.

"Just what I need, someone who sticks to the 2/3's have to be your type rule like glue. Charizard, fire spin!" Ash yelled.

"Put out the fire, blaster-dude!"

"What kind of move is that?"

"One were you let the Pokémon have breathing room, Ketchem."

Finding his Charizard on the floor "Uh, Charizard? Buddy, get in the pokeball, okay?"

"Ketchem, chose your next Pokémon before I get a Pysduck-level headache." Said an impatient Rachel.

"Um, okay, Ponyta, I chose you!" Said Ash, a little disconnected as nobody challenges a Pokémon master.

"Arty, lemme see your rare lil' face!!" said Rachel, laughing.

"Rachel, please. Don't call me Arty. I hate the nicknames you come up with! Oh, I give up. Fifteen years now." said the Articuno.

"A talking Pokémon? I haven't seen one since… I became a Pokémon master!" Yelled Ash.

"Arty, you know what to do, peck the wittle pony in the wittle pony's wittle face." Yawned Rachel.

"Consider it… done." Said Arty.

"What! I LOST! I haven't lost since…"

"You became a Pokémon master. Ashton Ketchem! How did a big ego like you ever talk me out of getting my bike back!" Said Misty, walking in.

"Waters, how you been. Is Rock with you today, 'cause if he is, that's good for once." Said Rachel, acknowleding Misty.

"Yes, Brock is here too." Said Misty.

"What? Misty, Brock, I thought you guys were in Pewter and Cerulean, respectively, what are you doing here?" Said Ash, really confused.

"Long story, pal. Hey, Rachel, how are you?" Said Brock, leering a bit a Rachel.

"Fine, Rock." Said Rachel.

"WHAT IS GOING ON!?" Yelled Ash, completely frazzled.

"PIKACHU CHU PIKA!" Said Pikachu, meaning 'You didn't know? Arty just told me'.

"Here's the story. You beat the Elite four and Jezelle, who was current master. Misty and Brock ditched you. I was engaged to Misty's cousin Toby. Misty and Brock are friends, so the both of them decided to hang out here, in Chalky City, to escape their families. Butch, Cassidy, and Gary killed Toby. I am assembling a trainer of every possible kind to avenge their deaths. Oh yeah, your dad is named Flint Rock, you've met him, I'm your cousin on your mother's side, Brock's your ½-brother, your mother's and my mother's dad is Giovanni, any questions?" Said Rachel, as if she told sad stories all the time.

"Brock, you're my ½-brother?" asked Ash.

"I only found out a week ago." Said an embarrassed Brock.

"Giovanni's my grandpa on the other side?" Asked Ash.

"She said that, idiot!" Said Misty, who Ash suddenly noticed looked really good.

"Okay." Said Ash, scared by that thought.

"Oh, I need you to give up your title to be my Electric Trainer." Said Rachel, looking at a picture of what could be a male Misty with better fashion sense.

"Fine, A.J. was about to challenge me anyway." Said Ash.

"Ash, you're gonna run into a little group of people you used to be acquaintances with. And, that should be them." Said Rachel stepping aside to reveal blackness and dramatic music

"Prepare for trouble!"

"Make it double!"

"To protect the world from devastation!" Said Jessie, the lights coming on.

"To unite all peoples within our nation!" Said James, holding up a red rose.

"To denounce the evils of truth and love!" Said Jessie, with a kind of enthusiasm that could only mean one thing: Lame cover up. Everyone snickered.

"To extend our reach to the stars above!" Said James, glaring at everybody

"Jessie!" She struck a pose.

"James!" He struck a pose, holding his rose.

"Rocket Division blasts off at the speed of light!" Said Jessie.

"Surrender now or prepare to fight!" Said James

"Meowth, dat's right!" Said Meowth

"WHAT!" exclaimed Ash.

"We're the new poison trainers." Said James.

"Meowth, I actually train cat-like Pokémon." Said Meowth.

"I'm here to see my grandson and granddaughter again." Said Giovanni, sneaking up behind them.

"Hey, G. How you doing? And you two, the J's, how are ya?"

"Hello, Rachel. I'm fine, thank you, granddaughter." Said Giovanni.

"Rachel, you're our new boss! But we're two years older than you!" Screamed Jessie.

"Giovanni, grandpa, doesn't sound right." Mused Ash.

Author's Note: About the names Rachel and Toby... I just couldn't think of a different name at the time, darn it! The first thing I saw was book 13!